Texas-San Antonio head coach Larry Coker watches his team during its NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech in Ruston, La., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Kita Wright)

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McNeese State

- What: An FCS program in the Southland Conference

- When: 4 p.m. Saturday

- Where: Alamodome

- Rundown: McNeese (6-3) is a traditional FCS power in the Southland. Coached by Matt Viator, the Cowboys opened their season with a 27-21 victory on the road against FBS Middle Tennessee State. After losing three of four at midseason, they have since won two straight. McNeese beat UTSA 24-21 last year in Lake Charles, La.

Next, the Roadrunners will return to Western Athletic Conference competition at Idaho.

Finally, it's a WAC home game against Texas State.

Can they run the table? Can they win two of three? If they can, a winning season awaits.

It certainly seems possible now that the Roadrunners returned home from Louisiana Tech early Sunday morning feeling good about themselves despite their fourth straight loss.

“It depends on how we build on this,” UTSA coach Larry Coker said. “That's what I heard in the dressing room. They were saying, ‘Let's build on this. Let's build on this.' If we do, I think we'll be a Division I football team.”

In the first year of a two-year transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision, UTSA (5-4) will play lower-level, FCS McNeese (6-3) at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Alamodome.

But no matter what kind of team the Cowboys bring to San Antonio, the Roadrunners no doubt will need to step it up at practice this week in order to reaffirm what they started at Louisiana Tech.

Against the Bulldogs, the Roadrunners were tied after the first quarter. They trailed by six early in the third quarter and by 10 early in the fourth.

Quarterback Eric Soza returned after sitting out the past two weeks with an injury and threw for 314 yards and four touchdowns, including two to former Bandera standout Cole Hubble in the first quarter.

“That was a great feeling,” Hubble said. “We came out there, and we were tied with them 14-14. Eric threw great passes over the middle. Their safety took the (receiver) on the out route, which left me wide open. (They had a) coverage bust, and Eric threw great balls.”

Hubble said the Roadrunners aren't happy about the loss, but he said they are feeling confident.

“What we can take out of this is, we can hang with anybody,” he said.

“They were a Top 25 team, and we hung with them punch for punch. It's a huge confidence boost going into these next three games.”